Nowboicha College, Lakhimpur

Nowboicha College, Lakhimpur, admitting its first batch of students in the session 1985-86, is a co-education affiliated college at Lakhimpur, Assam. Based in a sprawling 17-acre campus, the institution teaches 12 courses in 4 degree programmes while offering arts and commerce-related courses.

This college is affiliated with the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), and the total admission strength of the college is 406. Nowboicha College is committed to delivering quality education in different streams, with 22 teaching staff available, and some courses are as follows: Assamese, English, Economics, Political Science, etc.

The college is permanently affiliated with Dibrugarh University , Assam. It offers undergraduate courses, primarily a Bachelor of Arts (B. A. ) programme with multiple specialisations. Nowboicha College has a number of amenities to ensure students improve their learning style throughout their college years.

Every academic discipline has a reference section, while departmental libraries are available for honours course students. This is also proved by the presence of a computer Lab which contains the necessary modern equipment that assists the students in producing IT basics skills. For a college’s physical fitness and recreational needs, the college offers facilities for a gym and sports.

A hall accommodates various events and involves the students in student activities through seminars. The college canteen remains a central place in the college, where students and staff spend most of their break times interacting with each other. Nowboicha College provides a broad spectrum of 12 courses , mainly in the art stream.

Among them, the Bachelor of Arts is the most popular, which can recruit 300 students each year. The college has specific honours courses in Assamese, English, Economics, Political Science, Education, History, Philosophy and Sociology, Geography , etc. Recently, the institution has also included Bachelor of Commerce (B. Com) general & hence, honours to their list of programmes offered.

Course Name Total Number of Seats Total Fees BA 300 Rs 19280 BA Political Science Hons 40 Rs 20000 BA Assamese Hons 40 Rs 20000 BA Sociology Hons 40 Rs 20000 BA Philosophy Hons 40 Rs 20000 BA History Hons 35 Rs 20000 BA Education Hons 30 Rs 20000 BA Economics Hons 30 Rs 20000 BA English Hons 30 Rs 20000 BA Geography Hons 15 Rs 20000 Nowboich College's admission process is rather easy.

All affiliated colleges take marks obtained in the qualifying examination, i. e. , 10+2 or equivalent examination, as the main factor for admission. Probably, the college uses the admission dates of the affiliating university’s academic calendar.

I apply the policy of affordability of education by having hostel facilities for both male and female students, which makes it the choice of students from different parts of the region.